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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
all
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
America
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
Ariel
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
armed
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
arrived
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From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
back
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
battle
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From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
blue-jean
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
brief
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From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
career
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
commander
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
country
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
crimson
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
eager
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
encountered
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From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
enemy
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From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
flits
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
frigate-like
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From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
harassments
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
homespun
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From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
inaction
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
intermingling
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From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
intervening
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
Israel
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
Jones
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
like
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
mention
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
months
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
more
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From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
motives
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
nature
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
night
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From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
old
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From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
Omitting
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
otherwise
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
out
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From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
Paul
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
plain
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From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
quartermasternounUS /ˈquartermaster/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
re-flits
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
return
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From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
safety
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From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
sailed
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
some
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
squadron
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From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
started
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From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
suffice
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
supposed
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From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
Texel
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From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
thread
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From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time back, across the otherwise blue-jean career of Israel, Paul Jones flits and re-flits like a crimson thread.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
Two
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From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
warlike
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From this reading Omitting all mention of intervening harassments, suffice it, that after some months of inaction as to anything of a warlike nature, Paul and Israel (both, from different motives, eager to return to America) sailed for that country in the armed ship Ariel, Paul as commander, Israel as quartermaster.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One more brief intermingling of it, and to the plain old homespun we return.
weeks
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From this reading Two weeks out, they encountered by night a frigate-like craft, supposed to be an enemy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
won
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From this reading The battle won, the squadron started for the Texel, where they arrived in safety.
